Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$811	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2062	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$423	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$748	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$225	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$323	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	44	31
😀 Quality of life	41	54
🏙️ Population	4.72M	120K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 4% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 6399th and 6518th ($811 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Tanzania and Thailand, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6871st and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Pattaya

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	Dar es Salaam	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$427	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1029	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$551	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.47%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3163	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5427	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.71	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.26	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.96	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.94	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.5	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.3	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19371	$8876

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$552
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$523
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$486
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$545
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$580
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$502
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$498
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$561
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$638
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$408
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$760
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$461
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$589
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1105
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1506
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$525
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$541
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$500
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1100
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$566
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$625
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1150
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$522
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$872
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$483
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$490
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$493
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$748
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$602
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$605
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$457
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$562
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$648
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$558
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$648
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$650

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508